Intro to DevOps and Testing

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Level up your development skills with testing, devops, pipelines and github actions.

DevOps Course Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

Foundational Knowledge

• Define DevOps and explain its core purpose, history, and evolution.

• Differentiate DevOps from Waterfall and Agile methodologies.

• Explain the relationship between DevOps and Continuous Delivery.

• Describe the role of culture, collaboration, and automation in successful DevOps adoption.

Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment

• Define Continuous Integration (CI) and describe its role in catching issues early.

• Implement basic CI pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions or Jenkins.

• Differentiate between Continuous Delivery (CD) and Continuous Deployment, including their benefits and risks.

• Explain the structure of a CI/CD pipeline and the stages involved.

DevOps and Testing Practices

• Understand the role of automated testing in DevOps pipelines.

• Describe and distinguish between different types of testing:

  • Unit Testing

  • Integration Testing

  • Functional (End-to-End) Testing

  • Smoke Testing

  • Regression Testing

  • Performance Testing

  • Security Testing

• Write and organize automated test suites using C# and NUnit.

Pipelines and Automation

• Define what a pipeline is and explain its significance in DevOps workflows.

• List and describe the key stages of a DevOps pipeline: Build, Test, Release, Deploy.

• Implement simple build and test automation scripts.

• Identify best practices for building fast, reliable, and secure pipelines.

Tools and Technologies

• Explore key DevOps tools and their purposes, including:

  • Source Control:

  • CI/CD Platforms:

  • Testing Frameworks:

DevOps Mindset and Culture

• Embrace a DevOps mindset of shared responsibility, rapid iteration, and continuous feedback.

• Recognize the cultural changes required for successful DevOps implementation.

• Apply principles like Shift Left Testing and Fail Fast to modern development practices.

Overall Outcomes

By completing this course, students will:

• Build and manage automated pipelines that integrate build, test, and deployment processes.

• Understand how to write and integrate automated tests across the development lifecycle.

• Use DevOps best practices to deliver faster, more reliable, and higher-quality software.

• Be prepared to contribute to or lead DevOps initiatives within development teams and organizations.